“ At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. … We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity will be transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force. ”
Che Guevara
“ The Revolutionary is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire being is devoured by one purpose, one thought, one passion—the revolution. Heart and soul, not merely by word but by deed, he has severed every link with the social order and with the entire civilized world; with the laws, good manners, conventions, and morality of that world. He is its merciless enemy… ”
Mikhail Bakunin and Sergey Nechayev in Catechism of a Revolutionary
What can I say? I was in a self-portraity mood. Working from the cafe this afternoon because I didn’t make it to work because I hoped I might get an emergency dental appointment today. No such luck, I’m booked in for 1:30 tomorrow.
Dear Cityrail Passengers, When other passengers are standing, your bag is not entitled to a seat. Kthxbai
Your best camera is the one you have with you
I’ve been meaning to write something with the same title, but before I got around to it, the opportunity came up to speak at Ignite Sydney 4 about it. I’ll probably do a more full writeup, perhaps even a series if I ever find the brainspace to write.
Here however, for your viewing pleasure, is my talk from Ignite Sydney. It was a lot of fun to present, despite it being part of a hectic stretch of work, culminating in an insane day. You know what, if they’ll let me, I wouldn’t mind doing another one.



